A Russian official said on Saturday that the United States had "lost their position" in Syria and must cooperate with Russia, otherwise it'll continue to lose in the Middle East.

Sergey Zheleznyak, deputy secretary of the General Committee of United Russia, takes questions from Chinese media on Oct. 14, 2016 during the CPC in Dialogue with the World 2016 held in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.[Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]

Sergey Zheleznyak, deputy general secretary of Russia's ruling party the United Russian Party, made the remarks at the CPC in Dialogue with the World 2016, a dialogue the Communist Party of China (CPC) has held annually since 2014.

"The United States tries to save their position in the Middle East, but now they are losing it in Syria. That is why they should all change their politics and combine their efforts with us to make a peaceful Syria, or they'll continue to lose their position on the Middle East," said Zheleznyak.

The United States suspended talks with Russia earlier this month on implementing a ceasefire agreement in Syria, accusing Moscow of engaging in the Syrian government's offensive in the city of Aleppo.

"There is no evidence about Russian participation in the accidents… I think it's anti-Russian rhetoric," said Zheleznyak, adding that America is "trying to find somebody to blame."

Reports today say that the latest Syria talks between Russia and the United States in the Swiss city of Lausanne have ended without a breakthrough.

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